COVID-19: Insight, Perspective and Current Data

As long-term care facilities nationwide continue to feel the devastating impact of COVID-19, the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County (HHC) and American Senior Communities (ASC) have remained focused on our top priority – the health and safety of our residents and employees. We are addressing the unprecedented critical needs of residents, conducting comprehensive testing and providing daily, proactive communication to our residents, their designated representatives and employees.

Uniquely and early on, we created our own testing strike team, which included nurses from ASC and Eskenazi Health. We are collaborating with the IU Health Lab, which is providing test kits and rapidly reading the results. This strategy enhances the ability to quickly identify positive cases and implement isolation protocols. Early detection is imperative to reducing the exposure risk to other residents and to our staff.